Cabinet



M. A. OWEN. CABINET.

(No Model.)

No. 511,741. Patented Dec. 26, 1893.

m S a rrrrns n'rnn'r Orrrcnt MARY A. OIVEN, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 511,741, dated December26, 1893.

Application filed January 19,1893- Serial No. 459,014. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY A. OWEN, a subect of the Queen of GreatBritain, residing at Portland, Multnomah county, and State of Oregon,have invented a new and useful Cabinet, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to provide a cabinet which may be affixedto the wall as found convenient, and which is adapted to contain analbum, register, art work or other book used only occasionally, and inwhich such book or album may be securely kept when not in use. In thisrespect my invention will furnish special advantages for societies andlodges that meet at intervals only. Nearly all of these have either avisitors register or album of members photos, and the difficulty alwayspresents itself to have these accessible on meeting nights. The sameroom being as a general rule used by several societies or lodges it isnecessary that the property of each lodge or society be removed from theroom and stowed away in its property closet until the next meetingnight. The lodges register or more particularly its album, if anexpensive one, is frequently packed away with great care; and if ithappens that the janitor is somewhat late at a subsequent meeting hewill probably not have time to unpack such register or album and thesame will not be usedfor that night 5 and the next meeting nightsomething else may prevent the janitor from getting out the book, and soon until finally the same is not taken out at all except for specialpurposes, and the majority of members forget all about that which theymay once have prized. And even if the register or album is regularlytaken out the question arises where to find a convenient place on whichto lay the same.

My invention is, therefore, designed to furnish a cabinet in which thebook may be kept at'all times when in use or not, thus combin ing alocker and desk in one, and further to adapt my cabinet to be enlargedin respect to the width thereof as may become necessary.-

The features of my invention are shown in the accompanying drawings,referred to as a part hereof.

Figure 1 in this shows a perspective view of my cabinet, and Fig. 2 aside elevation illustrating the manner of attaching and using the same.

Referring now to the drawings A represents a board to which are securedby means of screws or otherwise two small boards I), 0, constituting thetop and bottom of my cabinet and two side pieces D all of which partsunite in forming the box of my cabinet. The side pieces D are attachedto the board A by means of some suitable hinges e. I prefer to use ahinge of the style as patented to Eli Glover on November 25, 1879, underNo. 222,033, the features of which are double hinge-stubs admitting ofseveral hinges being readily attached to each other. The object of usinga hinge of this style is to enable me to adapt my cabinet to a book ofany thickness, and especially to that class of albums in which furtherleaves may be inserted from time to time to contain a greater number ofphotos. In order to enlarge my cabinet for the purposes specified I havebut to pull out the pin fastening the hinge-stubs 6 together and to cutthe lining, if the cabinetis lined, and then interpose one or severaladditional hinge plates of the class mentioned between the interior edgeof said side pieces D and the board A. And in case the sides of mycabinethave thus been considerably enlarged the end pieces I) and 0could be easily detached and substituted by others conforming to thewidth of such sides. Thus the same cabinet that has been purchased foran album adapted to be enlarged will contain such album no matter howmuch it may be subsequently enlarged. b are holes bored through theboard I) to facilitate the withdrawal of the hinge pin of an adjustablehinge. Attached to the side-pieces D by suitable hinges are leaves 61',and f is a bar pivotally secured to one of such leaves and adapted to belocked to the other. The interior of all parts of my cabinet may belined with some soft ornamental material such as plush, &c., and suchlining adapted to cover the several hinge joints, so as to exclude dust.The leaves d may also be made solid or integral with the side pieces D,if preferred, and such modification may even be found more practicablein the manufacture of my invention and will cause no inconvenience, forthe leaves 01' being but very narrow they Will not be in the way whenthe cabinet and the book contained therein is opened.

When the cabinet is closed it will appear as shown in Fig. 1, thusexposing the title of the book contained therein. When the book thereincontained is to be used the barfis unlocked and the side-pieces andleaves, D, d,

folded back, as indicated by broken lines in Fig. l, to serve as restsfor the book when opened.

My cabinet is hinged at the top to a slat g affixed to the wall asconvenient, so that such cabinet may be adjusted at any desirableincline by means of a rest or leg 7?. hinged at 'i to the board A, andthe loose end of which leg is suspended by a chain 70.

To thelower part of my cabinet, on the back of the board A, I also affixa spring roller with curtain, Z, which may be drawn over the open faceof my cabinet, as indicated by the broken line m, and secured to hooksat when the cabinet is not in use, or while the room in which the sameis contained is being swept, to protect the book contained therein fromdust. When not in use the leg h is raised and the cabinet permitted tohang suspended against the wall, and it will consume but so little spacethat in lodge rooms several of them may be hung alongside of each other.

Now, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is-

1. A cabinet consisting of a back-board A, hinged to a slat or othercontrivance whereby said cabinet may be suspended, upper and lowerend-pieces b, c, side-pieces D which are hinged to said back-board andwhich have leaves cl hinged to them, means for locking said side-piecesand their said leaves when the cabinet is closed, and a contrivance bywhich such cabinet may be supported ata desirable incline, substantiallyas set forth.

2. A cabinet consisting of a back-board A, hinged to a slat or othercontrivance whereby said cabinet may be suspended, upper and lower endpieces 1), c, side-pieces D havlng leaves cl hinged to them and whichsaid sidepieces D are hinged to the said back-board by hinges adapted tobe enlarged so as to 1ncrease the depth of the cabinet as specified,means for locking said side-pieces and their said leaves when thecabinet is closed, and a contrivance by which such cabinet may besupported at a desirable incline, substantially as set forth.

3. A cabinet consisting of a back-board A, hinged to a slat or othercontrivance whereby said cabinet may be suspended, upper and lowerend-pieces b, c, side-pieces D which are hinged to said back-board andwhich have leaves d hinged to them, means for locking said side-piecesand their said leaves when the cabinet is closed, a contrivance by whichsuch cabinet may be supported atadesirable incline, and a suitablespring-roller curtain affixed to one end of such cabinet and adapted tobe drawn over the face and secured tothc opposite end thereof for thepurposes specified, all in combination, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

MARY A. OWEN.

. Witnesses:

J. G. OWEN, T. J. GEISLER.

